Universal iron supplementation: A simple and effective strategy to reduce anaemia among low-income, postpartum women

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 546-553

  Mitra, Amal K ^a   Khoury, Amal J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Iron; Low income; Postpartum women

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; IRON; TRACE ELEMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MASS SCREENING; METABOLISM; MULTICENTER STUDY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; MASS SCREENING; MISSISSIPPI; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; TRACE ELEMENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856355233     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980011001261     Document Type: Article

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